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Every year, the EFMD Global Fairs brings together students from top business schools and the companies actively looking to hire them. This year's 13th edition, we captured everything.
Eleven sessions. Seven company spotlights. Three career masterclasses. One very full day. And we turned it all into a free ebook: Key Takeaways from the 13th EFMD Global Fairs.
Here is what stood out.
Kirsten Pilar from On was direct: AI filters candidates before a human ever sees them. Keywords and structure are the price of entry. But authentic storytelling still wins at the human stage. AI narrows the field. Humans make the call.
Bjorn Martin van den Berg from Euroclear was honest: sponsorship is hard and timelines are long. But students who build a multi-year plan and stay consistent do get there. The ones who don't usually gave up too early.
Tom Lawrence, former Head of MBA Recruitment at Amazon, made it clear: top employers evaluate structured evidence of impact, not enthusiasm. Every answer needs context, a specific action, and a measurable result.
Session after session, the message was the same: don't self-select out.
Solvay, Gartner, much., Coca-Cola, Klaviyo, and SAP all said it in different ways. Roles change fast at Solvay. Gartner figures out where you fit in the first call. much. builds consultants from scratch. Coca-Cola's LATAM team runs like a startup. Klaviyo's Dublin BDR org is built around progression. SAP's Erika Cola got her role through networking, not a formal application.
The ebook has all 11 sessions with five takeaways each. The recordings are also still live on CareerOS, free to watch anytime.
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